Over the years I've learned to use Twitter differently. And during that time I've built a few accounts up to a nice following. My strategy is to keep the "streams" as pure as possible. People are not following my @jmacofearth account to learn about health and fitness or to hear the latest positive divorce story from [...][Continue Reading...]

So have you read the young man's piece on social media that's burning up the net? Andrew Watts wrote a salient and insightful piece on his use, and his peer group's use of social media. A Teenager's View on Social Media – Andrew Watts (@thatswattsup) It's a good read, and led me to install SnapChat and YikYak [...][Continue Reading...]

Twitter shares the top spot in social media along with Facebook. And if you know how to use it, Twitter can provide you wondrous benefits. These benefits are often in spite of the developments and improvements Twitter Co. has tried to make to their platform. Most of what Twitter corporate has done in the last [...][Continue Reading...]

Twitter is a lot of work. Building a large following also takes time. But as you begin to get the rhythm of Twitter down and you master a tool like Tweetdeck to help you manage your flock, you'll begin to see how it can become valuable.[Continue Reading...]

It's been a great year for tech, marketing, and living the creative life here in my little virtual corner of the web. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Let's make 2015 even brighter for all of us. How Can I Help You Kick Ass? Top GTD & Productivity Tips from the Last 5 Years Leaving Facebook [...][Continue Reading...]

Each year I try and look back at my statistics and give you some insight into what's changed, what worked, and what I want to improve in the coming year. This year I am at least asking the question about the differences between what Google Analytics says and what popular blogging stats program Count-per-Day says. [...][Continue Reading...]

It was both a happy and a sad day when Twitter opened up their analytics data to those of us not gullible enough to pay for ads on Twitter. And while the data is robust, the effective reach and influence of Twitter might not be what you hoped. Let's take a gander inside and see [...][Continue Reading...]

Name another tool you can use during the course of any business day to drive 200 – 300 views to your latest post. Oh, and free. Let there be no mistake, Twitter is permission-based marketing. If you've been trying Twitter ads have any anything worthy to report, I'd love to hear from you. But just [...][Continue Reading...]